PIXEL ILLUMINATION LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC826449 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 5 → 7
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 57
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£80
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47650SIC 47650
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £80

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£80
Current Assets
£281
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£80
Current assets£281
Net assets£80

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-19
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-04-01
    MINCA, Alexandra Florentina resigned
    director
  7. 2024-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PIXEL ILLUMINATION LTD
  8. 2024-10-21
    OACHES, Sebastian Gabriel, Mr. appointed
    director
  9. 2024-10-21
    MINCA, Alexandra Florentina appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Sebastian Gabriel Oaches
Individual · Romanian · DOB 12/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Alexandra Florentina Mincaceased 22/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409

Registered office

7 Ruthrie Gardens
Aberdeen
AB10 7JZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OACHES, Sebastian Gabriel, Mr.
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-10-21
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Active
MINCA, Alexandra Florentina
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-10-21 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-21